how about some $500/each Forged 19.5's from Rickson. Makes more sense overall.

 

The ricksons are beautiful, but the cost to just get them up here is just plain silly, plus exchange, tax, and brokerage....ouch. I got a quote for a set and by the time all was said and done it came out to $4400.00

 

Whats the wearing like with the 19.5's tires wise

 

the tires ont the super singles that you see on the drives are 445/50r22.5 they are 39.5 tall and 17 wide these tires and wheels are about 1200 each as a unit but i don't think you could wear them out they are getting anout 250 to 300k miles on them they might start comming down now that michelin is not the only one making them

 

Do they have any smaller tires for the super singles because i would like to run them but i dont want to be that big..

 

not in the wide base

 

what kind of set up could i run on the 22.5 rims then if i didnt want to lift the truck.. Is there anyway of doing it??

 

I e mailed them to check on it for my mega cab they said I needed an 8 inch lift so I was like forget it...

 

was that to run the super singles??

 

I think it was I was just lookin for the info but cant find it I really didnt want to lift my truck 8 inches

 

yeah im going to see about runnin the 19.5's and seeing how much tires runn then see how long should last if they were to be a long haul tire..

 

To run the "smallest" super single, you will need a lift. How much, well that depends how willing you are to cut/trim things on the truck. Camotanker has 40x14x22 under his 3rd gen with out a ton of lift, but it takes some work to make them fit.

I'm fully prepared to make them work. It will likely involve moving the front axle forward 2-3 inches, modifying the bumper, and making some custom fender flares. I don't want to lift the truck any more than 6" in the suspension, and won't dare touch a body lift.

Even if you do a lot of pulling, there will be no problem getting 200k miles from these tires. But, at the same time they are freaking HEAVY.

The other pic I posted is a fairly stock truck with more normal size big rig tires, though they don't look nearly as mean as the SS.

 

Just a safety consideration here, the more rotating mass you have, ie a huge super single and tire that weighs 200+lb, the harder the brakes have to work to stop that mass. the stock brakes are not designed to handle that kind of load, poor stopping ability, excessive heat, and short pad life are all something to think about, just my 2 cents...

 

Brembo Brakes

 

You can run 22.5's with only a leveling kit if you run the floats and 255/70/22.5 tires they are 36". The floats are a floatation wheel with about the right back spacing, at least that is what I was told from the guy at chromewheel.com. The only thing for me is the cost of the 8 to 10 lug adapter seems a little steep. does anyone know of any other manufacture? I would like to try this but $1000 is a lot of money just to be able to bolt on a wheel.